#42C6CE

#42C6CE

Color Values

HEX

#42C6CE

RGB

66, 198, 206

HSL

183.4, 58.8%, 53.3%

HSV

183.4, 68.0%, 80.8%

CMYK

68.0%, 3.9%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.7596 0.1121 200.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C6CE

#CE4A42

Analogous

#42CE90

#4280CE

#42C6CE

Triadic

#42C6CE

#CE42C6

#C6CE42

Split Complementary

#42C6CE

#CE4280

#CE9042

Tetradic

#42C6CE

#9042CE

#CE4A42

#80CE42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C6CE

Protanopia

#7B7CCC

Deuteranopia

#746ACC

Tritanopia

#49CBCA

Achromatopsia

#ABABAB

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C6CE;
color: #42C6CE;
border-color: #42C6CE;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBFB
100
#E4F5F6
200
#C6EEF0
300
#9EE2E6
400
#69D2D8
500
#35C2CA
600
#2A9BA2
700
#227C82
800
#1A6165
900
#17474A
950
#0E2D2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.06:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.2:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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